California to vote on ambitious locomotive emission rule
Every day, locomotives pull rail cars filled with food, lumber, oil and other products through railyards near neighborhoods in Oakland, Commerce, San…
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Funding to support oral histories in boarding school era
The U.S. government is embarking on an effort to record the oral histories of survivors and descendants of boarding schools that sought to…
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Florida Gov. DeSantis says Disney lawsuit is political
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday shrugged off Disney’s lawsuit against him as politically motivated, and said that it was time for the iconic…
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Strahm and Baker go the distance in fantastic pitcher’s duel as Holtville stays perfect in IVL play
It started as a bright and sunny evening before the lights turned on and the stars came out in Brawley – for one of the best games on the diamond so…
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Kansas legislators impose sweeping anti-trans bathroom law
By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican legislators in Kansas enacted what may be the most sweeping transgender bathroom…
Continue Reading Jerry Springer, politician turned TV ringmaster, dies at 79
By DAN SEWELL Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Jerry Springer, the onetime mayor and news anchor whose namesake TV show featured a three-ring…
Continue Reading Correction: Immigration-Asylum story
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a story published April 27, 2023, about U.S.-Mexico border crossings, The Associated Press incorrectly identified an…
Continue Reading Berlin’s first conservative mayor in 22 years takes office
BERLIN (AP) — Berlin’s first conservative mayor in 22 years has taken office following a state election in which he capitalized on discontent in…
Continue Reading Foundation prints 3D prosthetics, gives them free in Uruguay
By NAUSÍCAA PALOMEQUE Associated Press MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — The first thing 11-year-old Mia Rodríguez says she did with her new prosthetic…
Continue Reading Putting radiation to the test to heal irregular heartbeat
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer ST. LOUIS (AP) — Doctors are zapping the heart with radiation normally reserved for cancer in a bid to better…
Continue Reading Trump revives threat of skipping GOP presidential debates
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Donald Trump is again threatening to skip a presidential debate. The Republican…
Continue Reading NATO: Ukraine allies sent 1,550 combat vehicles, 230 tanks
By DAVID RISING and LORNE COOK Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — NATO’s head says the military alliance’s members and its partner…
Continue Reading Firearms official, gun club probed over Hamburg shooting
BERLIN (AP) — German prosecutors say they are investigating an official at Hamburg’s firearms department and three members of a gun club in…
Continue Reading Finnish center-right to start coalition talks with far-right
HELSINKI (AP) — The head of Finland’s conservative National Coalition Party, which came first in April 2 elections, says he will start talks to…
Continue Reading Iran’s navy seizes oil tanker near Oman, heading for Houston
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s navy seized a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of…
Continue Reading How will we know if the US economy is in a recession?
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The government’s report Thursday that the economy grew at a 1.1% annual rate last…
Continue Reading Analysis: China’s Ukraine plan mixes peace, self-interest
By JOE McDONALD Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s plan to send an envoy to Ukraine allows his government to deflect…
Continue Reading The Netherlands celebrates birthday of King Willem-Alexander
By PETER DEJONG Associated Press AMSTERDAM (AP) — The Netherlands is celebrating the 56th birthday of King Willem-Alexander with street markets,…
Continue Reading Ukraine ask pope’s help in getting children back from Russia
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Ukraine’s prime minister said he asked Pope Francis during a private Vatican audience…
Continue Reading Iran urges Lebanese sides to reach agreement over president
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Iran’s foreign minister says Tehran wants Lebanon’s rivals to reach an agreement to elect a…
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